The Tenderloin Times
Encyclopedia
The Tenderloin Times was a free monthly newspaper serving the Tenderloin
district of San Francisco, published from the 1970s to the 1990s, with a circulation of 15,000. Its pages were filled with news on homelessness, social programs affecting the area's residents, immigration, neighborhood history and other topics. One page was devoted to poetry written by Tenderloin residents and participants in a weekly writing workshop held at Hospitality House
in the neighborhood. The writing in the paper was praised by Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Herb Caen
of the San Francisco Chronicle
, and The New York Times
profiled it positively in a 920 word article in 1987. The paper was divided into four sections of four languages: English, Lao, Khmer and Vietnamese - reflecting the ethnic diversity of the neighborhood's residents. Sara Colm, now a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch
, worked as editor.
Tenderloin
-Media:* Tenderloin , by Samuel Hopkins Adams* Tenderloin , a 1928 film* Tenderloin , a musical from 1960* "Tenderloin", a song by Rancid from Let's Go...
district of San Francisco, published from the 1970s to the 1990s, with a circulation of 15,000. Its pages were filled with news on homelessness, social programs affecting the area's residents, immigration, neighborhood history and other topics. One page was devoted to poetry written by Tenderloin residents and participants in a weekly writing workshop held at Hospitality House
Hospitality House
Hospitality House is a center that serves the homeless and poor of San Francisco, specifically those of the Tenderloin district of the city, where it is located. It provides counseling, instruction and other forms of assistance. Its programs include classes in art and creative writing, and it...
in the neighborhood. The writing in the paper was praised by Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Herb Caen
Herb Caen
Herbert Eugene Caen was a Pulitzer Prize-winning San Francisco journalistwhose daily column of local goings-on, social and political happenings,...
of the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
profiled it positively in a 920 word article in 1987. The paper was divided into four sections of four languages: English, Lao, Khmer and Vietnamese - reflecting the ethnic diversity of the neighborhood's residents. Sara Colm, now a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
, worked as editor.
External links
- THE TENDERLOIN TIMES: A VOICE IN SAN FRANCISCO Profile on The Tenderloin Times by The New York Times